beat out
verb
beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out
1
: to make or perform by or as if by beating
2
: to mark or accompany by beating
3
: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base
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With one out, Paul Goldschmidt beat out a rare infield single before Chisholm homered to right-center.
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CBS News, 24 June 2026
And in the 1980s, a few economists designed an election market that beat out election polling 74 percent of the time.
—Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 24 June 2026
The Heat beat out the Boston Celtics, who also pursued a trade for Antetokounmpo.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
The diary beat out scripture by a hair, although scripture may have been more interesting.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
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CBS News, 24 June 2026
And in the 1980s, a few economists designed an election market that beat out election polling 74 percent of the time.
—Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 24 June 2026
The Heat beat out the Boston Celtics, who also pursued a trade for Antetokounmpo.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
The diary beat out scripture by a hair, although scripture may have been more interesting.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
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“Beat out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beat%20out. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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